Spencer StevensFHWA Office of Planning

Michigan Transportation Planning Association2011 Annual Conference

July 14, 2011

A. Why Consider Security in PlanningB. Key Concepts: What is Security?C. MPO and State DOT Examples

1. Interagency coordination2. Emergency response & evacuation3. Long-term recovery

D. Conclusion

A. Why Consider Security in Planning?

ISTEA/TEA-21 Safety/Security = 1 planning factor

September 11, 2001 Man Made threats to Security

Katrina, 2005 Natural threats to Security

Statewide 23 CFR §450.206(a)(3) Metropolitan 23 CFR §450.306(a)(3)

Provide for consideration and implementation of projects, strategies and services that will address: Increase the security of the transportation

system for motorized and non-motorized users.

B. Key Concepts: What is Security?

Safety?

Security

Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute ND State University Rural Transportation Safety and Security Center

National Security

NaturalDisaster

C. MPO and State DOT Examples1. Interagency coordination

Regional Hampton Roads (VA) Houston-Galveston Area Council (TX) Metro Washington Council of Gov’t (DC)

Statewide Oregon Department of Transportation New York

MPO coordinates Regional Emergency Management Technical Advisory Committee Multilateral operation of emergency support

functions Hurricane evacuation Emergency shelter planning Disaster planning for special needs

populations.

Received State funding to prepare regional hazard mitigation plan Coordinated with Regional Transit Security

Strategy Guide MPO hosted disaster mitigation

planning workshops

MPO developed Regional Homeland Security Strategic Plan Stresses Preparedness to manage risk

Prevention Protection Response Recovery

Informed, prepared and engaged community

Mutli-state region (KY, OH, IN) MPO created Homeland Security

Coordinating Committee Develop Regional Emergency Response Plan Clearing house for funding regional projects

TIP project prioritization process Security ranking criteria

Statewide Long Range Plan includes a chapter on Security Explains how DOT and MPOs are integrated into larger

Statewide efforts Hosted transportation security and emergency

response workshop Focused on response to terrorism event on

transportation system Identify Emergency Routes

Used to prioritize bridge seismic retrofit efforts

Department of Homeland Security $245 million in grants 54% increase from 2007 Extra $22 million

Regional suspension bridges

Convener Unique role as a regional entity Tabletop exercise and scenario plans Existing long range planning process

“Grant” administration mechanism Project prioritization process “rewards”

security projects

MPO and State DOT Examples

2. Planning for Emergency Response and Evacuation

Computer technology simulates a hazardous situation to assess dangers, produce recommendations for evacuation procedures.

Emergency and Transportation factors:

• Scene layout• Human behavior • Hazard

propagation • Time of day

• Environmental conditions

• Traffic Patterns• Mode Use• Evacuation Routes

Modeling transit options Assist special needs populations: children,

elderly, disabled and zero car households Planning for orderly re-entry

Staggered return times

3. Planning for Recovery

Phases Short-Term Return to routine Long-Term Capital reinvestment

Long-Term Approaches Resistance or Hardening Acceptance Adaptation

Relocation, Redundancy

Business plan Defining essential functions

Protecting information and data Protecting employees Communicating with employees and

partners

MPO worked with State DOT and locals on impact of flooding from hurricane on evacuation routes & shelter locations

D. Conclusion

National Security

NaturalDisaster

  Possible MPO Role

Incident Phase TraditionalRole

Convener Champion Developer Operator

Prevention          

Response/Mitigation          

Monitoring/Information          

Recovery          

Investigation          

Institutional Learning          

Michael Meyer “The Role of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) In Preparing for Security Incidents and Transportation System Response”

Lead MPO Role Possible, Especially For Some Components

Minor MPO Role Possible

No Likely MPO Role

Spencer StevensTransportation PlannerFHWA Office of Planning Oversight & Stewardship Teamspencer.stevens@dot.gov 202/366-0149